%0 Journal Article
%T A study of associations among attachment patterns, maltreatment, and behavior problem in institutionalized children in Japan
%J Child abuse and neglect
%D 2017
%A Katsurada, Emiko
%A Tanimukai, Mitsue
%A Akazawa, Junko
%V 70
%N 
%P 274-282
%X The present study investigates the relationships among children's history of maltreatment, attachment patterns, and behavior problems in Japanese institutionalized children. Twenty-nine children (12 boys and 17 girls) from three different institutions in the Kinki area (Western part of Japan) participated in this study. Their average age was 6. 41-years (ranging from 4 to 10). Thirteen of the children (44.8%) had history of maltreatment before they were institutionalized. Children's attachment was assessed by the Attachment Doll Play Assessment (George & Solomon, 1990, 1996, 2000). The child's main caregiver answered the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Archenbach, 1991) to identify children's behavior problems. <br><br>RESULTS indicated a significant relationship between maltreatment history and attachment pattern. The relationship between attachment pattern and behavior problem was also confirmed. Implications and limitations of this study were discussed.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0145-2134
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.06.018